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A Plague of Giants Is a New Fantasy Epic That Grows in the Telling
Kevin Hearne, who has spent years delivering regular installments of his urban fantasy series the Iron Druid Chronicles, turns his attention to high fantasy—and much higher page counts—with A Plague of Giants, the doorstopper first volume of his Seven Kenning saga. It’s a fascinating shift for the bestselling author, and the unusual way […]
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The mashup cosplays from New York Comic Con we want to be real right now
New York Comic Con was stuffed wall-to-under construction-wall with some of the most impressive cosplay the convention has ever seen. The Javits Center was filled with superheroes, video game characters, dragons, droids, and all sorts of other iconic figures from games, movies, TV shows, comics, and more. There was a little Stan Lee, giant dinosaurs, and enough group costumes to make you start questioning your own friendships.
Tolkien’s Map and the Perplexing River Systems of Middle-earth
Remember when I said that the map of Middle-earth had 99 problems and mountains were 98 of them? Well, it’s time to talk about that one remaining problem: rivers. I’ll mostly be talking about the Anduin here, since it’s the most major river on the map. But first: why do I keep coming back to […]
From Viceland: Meet the Engineer Preserving The Last Analog Motion Graphics Machine
Via Viceland on YouTube Engineer Dave Sieg has spent the last 20 years preserving the only working Scanimate, an analog motion graphics […]
Non-violent Non-silent World War Pen!
Inspired by an era embroiled in war and espionage, by a time that saw the birth of incredible tactics and technology for […]
How Conversations About AI Are Really Conversations About Everything But AI
When One Trick Pony writer/illustrator Nathan Hale did his research on how to draw a futuristic robot, he definitely shied away from giant, cool-looking mechas, because, in his words, they don’t seem feasible. After all, he reasoned, science fiction couldn’t even get a phone right: After 100 years of movies and television showing futuristic communications, […]
What It Means to Be Human: Five Works of Fiction That Explore Blade Runner’s Core Themes
One of the reasons the original Blade Runner film has endured as a classic is its compelling exploration of what it means to be human. As the replicants struggle to extend their artificially brief lifespans, the seminal film probes our notions of empathy, slavery, identity, memory, and death, in profound yet subtle ways. Blade Runner […]
Releases: Ai Weiwei x Public Art Fund – Sculptural & Print Edition
Later this month, Ai Weiwei will be opening an ambitious project in New York where he will be creating site specific works as well as a series of 200 banners that will be placed on lampposts in all five boroughs. Working with Public Art Fund, the Chinese artist will be bringing attention to the international migration crisis with the new work, drawing empathy from his own experiences of displacement in his youth. To support this large-scale exhibition entitled Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, he will be releasing two editions on eBay which will be available from October 17th to the 27th. The 24" x 36" print will depict the global refugee crisis as a Greco-Roman style frieze while the sculptural edition is of his famous hand with his middle finger up from his photographic series Study of Perspective.
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Releases: Okuda x Flamingo – Sunglasses
Spanish artist Okuda recently collaborated with Flamingo to design a pair of sunglasses featuring his distinctive aesthetic. The shaded spectacles (available here for 95.00€) feature the prolific street artist’s signature colors & patterns on the frames. As an added bonus, it comes with unique packaging that includes hard case and microfiber pouch among other things. Take look at more photos and video below…
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Carbonized Wood: A Traditional Japanese Technique That Has Conquered the World
Ancestral, vernacular and minimalist; for many, these three words have come to define the architecture of Japan , a country that has […]
